Clive Betts MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Stem Cells: Transplant SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with blood cancer have been denied funding for a second donor stem cell transplant due to the current NHS policy of not allowing patients to have a second transplant if they relap
Answer: NHS England does not routinely collect or hold data on the number of patients with blood cancer who do not meet the eligibility criteria set out in its clinical commissioning policies, the numbers who have not been funded to receive treatment under the cu...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStem Cells: Transplant SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been unable to have a second donor stem cell transplant due to NHS guidance which does not allow patients to have a second transplant within a year if they have relapse under
Answer: NHS England does not routinely collect or hold data on the number of patients with blood cancer who do not meet the eligibility criteria set out in its clinical commissioning policies, the numbers who have not been funded to receive treatment under the cu...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the FSA last reviewed and updated the scientific evidence, research and data underpinning the Official Controls legislation referred to in PQ Answer 120762.
Answer: In 2022, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) completed an operational transformation programme and launched a new operational modernisation programme in 2023. These aim to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of the delivery of official controls through...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will direct the FSA to publish the terms of reference and timetable for conduct of their review of current and emerging abattoir technologies and their potential regulatory use including what
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) works closely with the meat industry on the introduction of new technology in abattoirs. Whilst it is for businesses to determine what technology they wish to invest in and deploy, the FSA is keen to collaborate on these in...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: InspectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many billing errors the Food Standards Agency made in charging food business operators for Official Controls in each of the last 3 years, and what was the total monetary value of these in each
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) does not centrally record billing errors for Official Controls in the format requested. Therefore, it is not possible to provide a definitive count of billing errors made in charging food business operators for Official Con...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFood PoisoningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many major food incidents have there been in each of the last 5 years and of those how many were meat related.
Answer: In responding to food and feed safety incidents and foodborne disease outbreaks, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) categorises its handling of incident responses at Routine or Non-routine levels. Non-routine incident and outbreak responses are escalated whe...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMarwan BarghoutiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to representatives of the Government of Israel on the treatment of Marwan Barghouti.
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned by reports of mistreatment of detainees by Israeli forces and raises this issue with the Israeli government. The UK has been consistently clear that all detainees must be treated with dignity and in full accordance with internat...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGraft versus Host Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will a) review the ongoing data collection work of the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy registry and b) work with partners in the spac
Answer: The UK Stem Cell Strategic Forum’s 2022 report, A ten-year vision for stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies, set out a number of recommendations for improving data collection for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy (HS...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTransplant SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to consider transplants, including stem cell and bone marrow transplants, as part of the Getting It Right First Time programme.
Answer: There are no current plans to consider transplants, including stem cell and bone marrow transplants, as part of the Getting It Right First Time programme. The Department is aware of challenges around the timely provision of well-matched stem cell donors, ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: ImmunotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that access to CAR-T therapies for mantle cell lymphoma is consistent across the UK, in the context of its continued availability in Scotland.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is re-evaluating brexucabtagene autoleucel following managed access through the Cancer Drugs Fund to determine whether it should be recommended for routine National Health Service funding. NICE’...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: ImmunotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of access to a CAR-T therapy for mantle cell lymphoma on patients; and if his Department will consider learnings from
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is re-evaluating brexucabtagene autoleucel following managed access through the Cancer Drugs Fund to determine whether it should be recommended for routine National Health Service funding. NICE’...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood Standards Agency: Parliamentary ScrutinyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Food Standards Agency is subject to an appropriate level of Parliamentary scrutiny.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) was established by the Food Standards Act 1999 as a non-ministerial Government department. The FSA is accountable to the Westminster Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern Ireland Assembly through health ministers in Engl...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the meat processing industry is subject to permanent on-site regulatory presence and inspection of every item; what the evidentiary basis is for this practice; and how this level of
Answer: The official controls legislation, Regulation (EU) 2017/625, sets clear requirements to undertake ante-mortem and post-mortem official inspections and the verification of compliance with food law, animal health, and welfare rules in slaughterhouses and ga...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring food businesses responsible for processing meat and meat products in line with the regulatory approach used elsewhere in the food industry by allowing them to be fully responsible
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) supports evidence‑based use of technology in Official Controls, but inspection requirements in abattoirs are set in assimilated European Union law Regulation, and are prescriptive, and divergence could restrict British acce...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce more effective uses of technology and science evidence-based approaches to the delivery of Official Controls by the Food Standards Agency.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) supports evidence‑based use of technology in Official Controls, but inspection requirements in abattoirs are set in assimilated European Union law Regulation, and are prescriptive, and divergence could restrict British acce...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMeat: HygieneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will direct the Food Standards Agency to publish details of the overhead costs associated with charging businesses for meat hygiene controls, specifically the costs of (a) administering the b
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has for many years published comprehensive information on how its meat charges are made up annually. This information can be found in Cost Data Slides available on its website, at the following link:https://www.food.gov.uk/...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHotels: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119222More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the business rates system on the hotel sector.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. To respo...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHotels: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119221More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that the hotel sector has not been disproportionately impacted by the rise in business rates.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. To respo...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHotelsTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119220More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the cumulative implications for the hotel sector of (a) the recent changes to business rates, (b) the rise in employers’ National Insurance Contributions and (c) the rises in the rate
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution that the hotel and wider hospitality sectors make to the economy, to local communities and to the UK’s appeal as a destination for domestic and international tourists. The potential impacts of changes o...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHotels: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made that the support offered to the hotel sector on business rates is sufficient to protect jobs and investment, in the context of the significant rise in valuations.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. To respo...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 89382 on Social Services: Investment, whether his Department plans to (a) increase public sector funding and (b) incentivise private sector inve
Answer: We are progressing towards a National Care Service based on greater choice and control, joined up services, and higher quality of care, with over £4.6 billion of additional funding available for adult social care by 2028/29 compared to 2025/26. We have no...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 89382 on Social Services: Investment, what assessment his Department has made of the main barriers to (a) public sector funding and (b) private
Answer: The Government assesses the funding required for adult social care, which considers a wide range of factors. This assessment is considered alongside other Government priorities through the Spending Review process to inform decisions about how available pu...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 89382 on Social Services: Investment, whether his Department plans to consider the (a) previous and (b) forecast (i) levels and (ii) adequacy of
Answer: The Government will consider the capital funding needs of adult social care as part of the next Spending Review. We have recently announced an additional £50 million for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in 2025/26. This could fund approximately 5,000 h...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTomographyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 10 Year Plan, what steps his Department is taking to to double the level of CT and MRI scanner capacity; and what plans he has to develop stronger and more structured part
Answer: We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to bring down the size of the list and reduce waiting times, including investment in new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure equitable cancer research funding across the country.
Answer: The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is a major area of NIHR spending at £141.6 million in 2024/25, reflecting its high priority.NIHR research infrastructure h...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
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